Generic Lipitor

Introduction: Atorvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering medication that decreases the amount of Low density lipoproteins, apolipoprotein b and triglycerides. It is used to treat patients with hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, dysbetalipoproteinemia.

Generic Lipitor

Pharmacology: Generic Lipitor contains the active ingredient – Atorvastatin that belongs to a group of medicines called statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors). By inhibitors this enzyme Atorvastatin prevents the formation of cholesterol by the liver and thus cause liver cells to collect more cholesterol from the blood. Atorvastatin exerts the following effects: